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The secondary school phase of education in Barbados spans from ages 11 to either 16 or 18, depending on the specific school and educational pathway chosen by the student. During this period, students delve deeper into specialized subjects, preparing for external examinations such as the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC ...
In 2002, the government of Barbados announced that it intended to merge the Barbados Community College with the then-named Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic and the Erdiston Teachers' Training College to form the new University College of Barbados. [13] One reason for this was the capacity issues among the three institutions.
The Public Broadcast Service (PBS) is a government-owned educational radio and television broadcast service in Barbados. Public Broadcast Service owns a radio station, 91.1FM and its television programming was introduced in 2009. The station falls under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education and Human Resource Development. [1]
American University of Barbados, School of Medicine [2] [3] The following institutions are all for-profit medical training schools: American University of Integrative Sciences [4] [5] Bridgetown International University [6] Ross University School of Medicine [7] Victoria University of Barbados [8]
The Government of Barbados contains a number of government ministries which control and govern various aspects of the country. [1] Barbados currently has around 30 ministries, each with its appointed Minister.
In 2002, the government of Barbados announced that it intended to merge the Barbados Community College with the then-named Samuel Jackman Prescod Polytechnic and the Erdiston Teachers' Training College to form the new University College of Barbados. [8] One reason for this was the capacity issues among the three institutions.
A project team from the Ministry of Education led to a proposal for the unification. The business plan indicated that the merger would increase access, respond in a proactive manner to the demand for existing programs, improve obsolete and deteriorating facilities, and upgrade programs, curricula and services.
An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Public Education, and the head of such an agency may be a minister of education or secretary of education.